Safety-belt



J. G. MOORE.

(No Model.)

SAFETY BELT.

No. 468,574. Patented Feb. 9, 1892.

Wvzessesx UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. MOORE, OF BROOKLYN, NEXV YORK.

SAFETY-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Yatent No. 468,574, dated February9, 1892. Application filed August 15, 1891. Serial 110.402,?20. (N0model.)

work without depending upon the hand-grasp for holding the personagainst falling.

The object is to provide a belt which may be'readily transported fromplace to place, quickly adjusted, and capable of holding the workmanagainst the liability of a swaying movement when supported thereby.

A practical embodiment of myinvention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the belt as it appears when adjustedfor use, and Fig. 2 represents a top plan View of the belt in detail.

The body portion A of the belt consists of a broad strap, which may beformed of stout webbing or other suitable material. The strap A isintended to surround the body of the workman below the arms and isprovided with one or more straps and buckles a a-in the present instancetwo for the purpose of ad justing the said body portion tightly to thebody of the wearer. To that portion of the body A which is about midwaybetween its free ends a second strap B is secured about midway of itslength and extended out to the right and left from the body A in theform of wing-straps b. The strap B may also be formed of stout webbingor other suitable material. The ends of the wing portions 1) areprovided with tabs h, each consisting of a strap secured at one end tothe end of the wing b and folded back upon itself, its free end passingthrough a buckle 12 also secured to the end of the wing 17, so that thetabs may be lengthened or shortened at pleasure. Snap-hooks O aresecured within the bights of the tabs Z) for the purpose of attachingthe wings to eyebolts D, or to a line extending along the side of aship, or to any other suitable support from which it is desirable thatthe workman be suspended.

'in the position desired.

ever may be required as he rests in an in-' clined position with hisface toward the win dow. As the wings I) are secured at each end to theeyebolts D, it will serve to hold the body of the workman againstaswaying movement and enable him to press with sufficient force either ina direction directly toward the window or at an inclination theretowithout giving way. On the other hand, should it be desired to worknearer one side of the window than the other the tab b on the one sidemay be lengthened and that upon the other side shortened, so as to stillhold him firmly hen, on the other hand, it is desired to work with theback toward the window-as, for example, in manipulating clothes-lineshung from the outside of the window-the strap may be shifted so as tobring the attachment of the part B at the front of the body instead ofthe back.

In working along the outside of large vessels the snap-hooks may beadjusted at diifen ent positions along a stationary line, so as to admitof the workman following along from point to point and still being heldsecurely suspended, so as to be able to work to ad vantage.

The whole device may be conveniently folded and packed away as a part ofa workmans kit and transported from place to place, as it is all inonepiece and weighs but very little.

What I claim is-- 1. The herein-described safety belt, com prising abody portion and means for fastening its ends and wing portions, securedto and extending to the right and left from the body portion, said wingsbeing provided with adj ustable tabs at their ends and fastening devicesat the ends of the tabs for securing the wing portions to a support,substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described safety-belt, provided with a body portion andmeans for securing the ends of the body portion around the body of aperson, wing portions secured at a point substantially midway betweenthe ends of the body portion and carrying" at their free ends tabsprovided with buckles for shortening and lengthening the1n,andsnap-hooks secured to the tabs for the adjustment and removal of the ingportions to or from supto ports, substantially as set forth.

JOHN G. MOORE.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, K. E. PEMBLETON.

